Cap



Feb. 22, 1949. M. A. DANNENBERG I 2,462,258

CAP

Filed March 21, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 1 enter Feb. 22, 1949. M. A.DANNENBERG GAP 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March 21, 1946 Patented Feb. 22,1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CAP 3 Claims. 1

This invention relates to headwear and more particularly to caps.

It is an object of my invention to provide a cap which will protect partof the face of the wearer.

Another object is to provide a cap with means adapted to protect theface and capable of being positioned within the cap withoutsubstantially interfering with the fit of the cap.

An additional object is to provide a cap with means adapted to protect apart of the head below the crown and capable of being positioned withinthe cap without substantially interfering with the fit of the cap.

A further ob ect is to provide a cap which will afford a transparent eyeshield.

It is another object to provide a cap with means adapted to protectfront, rear and side portions of the head below the crown.

It is a further object to provide a cap with means adapted to protectfront, rear and side portions of the head below the crown and capable ofbeing positioned within the cap without substantially interfering withthe fit of the cap.

It is also an object to provide a cap with a cap portion adapted to fitsnugly and protect the back of the neck and overlap the top of the backof the jacket or other outer garment of the wear- It is also an objectto provide a cap with a cape portion adapted to fit snugly and protectthe back of the neck and overlap the top of the back of the jacket orother outer garment of the wearer, and to provide for the protection ofthe ears.

It is an additional object to provide a cap with means for protectingfront and other portions of the head below the crown, the structurebeing such that one of the protecting means operates to hold all of theprotecting means close to the head.

Another object is to provide a cap having separate means for protectingdifferent parts of the head below the crown, the cap being soconstructed that such means may be folded within the cap withoutinterfering substantially with the fit of the cap, one of the protectingmeans being capable of being folded up snugly against the outside of thecrown.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will appear as thedescription proceeds.

The invention will be better understood upon reference to the followingdescription and accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one form of cap embodying my invention,with all head protecting means in operative position.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a cap made in accordance with myinvention, with the eye shield in operative position and the cape foldedover the crown.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the cap with all of the protecting meansdisposed within the crown of the cap.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the cap with the eye shield inside thecrown and the cape folded over the crown.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the cap with all of the protecting meansdepending from' the crown, in position ready to be placed on the head ofthe wearer.

Fig. 6 is a bottom plan View of the cap showing all protecting meansfolded within the crown in a position to receive the head of the wearerwithout interfering with the fit of the cap.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view taken as indicated bythe line 1-1 in Fig. 6, the thickness of certain parts being exaggeratedfor the sake of clarity, and with the parts disposed in the positionsthey occupy when the cap is worn as shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 8 is a sectional view of the snap fastening means.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, there is showngenerally at H! a cap having a crown l2 and a visor 14 which may be ofany conventional or other suitable construction. The crown may comprisea cover it of cotton, poplin, leather, water-proof coated, plastic, woolor other suitable material, and may be made without a lining or may havea lining [8 of flannel or other suitable material. Taping H9 in theinterior of the lining may be stitched to the lining I8 and crown coverit and serves to join the sections 2.8 of the crown cover, when sectionsare employed,

although it will be appreciated that the crown.

cover may be made in one piece if desired.

The visor l4 may comprise a cover 22 of the same material as the crowncover 16 or of any other suitable material, having within the sameastilfener 24 of buckram, cardboard or other suitable material. Inaccordance with my invention, I provide an eye shield, shown generallyat 30, stitched as at 3| to the visor l4 and crown S2, with the ends 32of the eye shield preferably extending beyond the ends 34 of the visorM. The shield 39 may be made of a piece of transparent material, or maycomprise a frame 38.91? sheet material which is preferably readilypliable and may be made-of any of the materials referred to 3 above fromwhich the crown cover may be com structed, or any other suitablematerial, with an opening 4i] at which is stitched or otherwise secureda bezel 42 and a transparent colorless or colored pane or window 44placed so as to afford adequate range of vision, the window being madeof any suitable material, preferably acetate or other plastic, andflexible. The shield 36 may extend downward to any desired extent, whenthe shield is in eye-protecting position, for example substantially tothe lower part of the nose, as

shown.

For the protection of the ears, back of the head and neck I provide acape generally indicated at 50 and stitched as at 51 or otherwisesecured to the crown preferably substantially throughout the length ofbut preferably somewhat within the bottom edge 52 of the crown as far asthe ends 34 of the visor I 4, thus preferably substantially overlappingthe end portions 32 of the eye shield 30. The cape 50 is preferably intwo sections 54 and 56. The section 54 is preferably substantiallyU-shaped, the bight portion 58 thereof being adapted to extendsubstantially to the bottom of the normally exposed portion of the backof the head and back of the neck, and forward at both sides to cover theears, as shown at 58. The arms or straps 52 and 5-5 of the U are formedwith mating snaps 66 and 10, so arranged that when they are snappedtogether and disposed under the chin, no metal or other material ofwhich the snaps are made is exposed to the chin, as shown at 12. TheU-shaped portion 54 is preferably of two ply construction as shown at Mand I5. The flap 56 is peferably in the form of a flap stitched as at orotherwise connected to the margin of the bight portion 58 of theU-shaped section 54 opposite the margin of the bight secured to thecrown, the remainder of the flap being free, and the ends 80 of the flapoverlapping somewhat the straps 62 and 64. The flap 55 is of such heightas to extend below the top 82 of the collar 84 or other upper margin ofthe jacket 86 or other outer garment worn by the wearer of the cap, andmay overlie the collar, as shown, or underlie it. The flap 56 therebyprevents the elements or wind from gaining access to the back of thehead or neck and, by reason of its overlapping the straps 62 and 64,affords protection against the elements and wind at the places where thestraps part from the bight 58 to extend under the chin.

The height of the flap 56 is somewhat less than that of the bight 58,and the flap is adapted to be folded at its stitch line 16 up againstthe outer face 14 of the bight 58 as shown in Figs. 2 and 4 to 7. Theflap 55 is thus folded against the bight 58 when the entire cape is tobe disposed in inoperative position, either outside of the crown asshown in Figs. 2 and 4, in which event the cape is folded up about thebottom 52 of the crown, or within the crown as shown in Figs. 3, 6, and'7.

When clasped together under the chin, the straps 52 and 64, by reason oftheir overlapping the end portions 32 of the eye shield 30, hold the eyeshield in proper proximity to the face.

Fig. 1 shows the cap with all of its protective means in use. If it isdesired to use only the eye shield 30, the arrangement is as shown in 2.This arrangement ma be achieved .by fold he flan 5 rom the positionshown in Fig. 1 or Fig. 5 to the dash-dot line position shown in Fi 5,thence folding the entire cape 50 upward and outward about the bottom 52of the crown l2, so that the flap will then be positioned between thecape section 54 and the exterior of the crown cover I6 as shown in Figs.2 and 4, and then snapping together the snap fasteners 56, 10 to securethe straps 62 and 64 together at the top of the crown. Here, again, nometal of the snaps will be exposed, as shown at 12, thereby contributingto the appearance of the cap and shielding the metal from the adverseeffects of rain, etc.

If it is desired to wear the cap like a conventional one, as shown inFig. 3, the eye shield 30 is first folded about its stitch line 3! tooccupy substantially the position shown in Figs. 6 and '7, in closeproximity to the lining l8 of the crown, Where it does not substantiallyinterfere with the fit of the cap on the wearer's head. Then the flap 56is folded to the dash-dot line position shown in Fig. 5, whereupon theentire cape 50 is folded about its stitching 5| with the crown I2 intothe interior of the crown and the straps 62 and 64 are overlappedtherein so that the cape in its entirety lies substantially flatwiseadjacent the interior surface of the crown.

It is realized that the actual size of the cap when the eye shield aloneor both the shield and the cape are disposed within the crown as justdescribed will be smaller than when the shield and cape are not insidethe crown, but inasmuch as caps of this character do not require theprecision of fit required of dress caps or hats, the fit, ifsatisfactory with the shield and cape disposed within the crown, will besatisfactory when they are not within the crown. As is noted above, theshowing of the thickness of material is exaggerated in order thatdetails may be more clearly presented.

A preferably substantially endless piece of stiffening material, such asbuckram 98, and a sweat band I00 of mixed cotton and rayon or othersuitable material are disposed on opposite sides of the inturned marginsof the crown (and the margins of the eye shield, visor, cap and tapingwhere located), and are secured in place and together as by thestitching 5i.

The straps 62 and 64, when within the crown, may be arranged with theend of either between the other end and the crown, but preferably theyare disposed with the backs I96 of the plug elements 66 of the snapfasteners exposed. These backs are flat and substantially even with'thematerial adjacent them so that a substantially smooth surface ispresentedto the top of the head. The overlap of the cape 59 with respectto the end portions 32 of the eye shield 30 has an additional advantage,namely, that when the various protecting parts are disposed within thecrown, the positioning of the eye shield substantially against theinterior surface of the crown is facilitated.

It will be evident from the foregoing that I have provided a cap ofunusually simpleconstruction, adapted to be WOl'n with variousprotecting portions in operative positions offering desired protectionagainst the elements while lpresenting in each case a neat andattractive appearance;

Various modifications coming within the spirit of my invention maysuggest themselves toi hose skilled in the art, and hence I do not wishto .be limited to thespecific form shown or uses mentioned, except tothe extent indicated in the appended claims, which are to be interpretedas broadly as the state'of the art will permit.

I claim: 1. A cap comprising a crown, a visor, an eye shield, meansconnecting said visor and shield to the base of said crown, said shieldextending at Both ends beyond the ends of said visor, a U-- shaped piececomprising a night portion con nected to said base beyond said visor andterminating at the ends of said visor and exteriorly overlapping andextending end portions of said shield, said bight being dimensioned toprotect the ears and back of the neck of the wearer, the arms of said Ushaped piece constituting straps having means for fastening the sameunder the chin of the wearer, said piece being of limp material andbeing foldable selectively within or over said crown into flatwiseengagement therewith, said fastening means being interconnectable at thetop of the crown with said straps in snugengagement with the crown, anda coat collar covering flap of generally trapezoidal form with its shortbase connected to the lower margin of said bight and the remainder ofsaid flap free and its ends exteriorly overlapping said straps.

2. A cap comprising a crown, a visor and an eyeshield connected to thebase of said crown, a U-shaped piece comprising a bight portionconnected to said base and dimensioned to cover the ears and back of theneck of the wearer, the arms of said U-shaped piece constituting strapsexteriorly overlapping the end portions of said shield and having meansfor fastening the same under the chin, and a coat collar covering flapof generally quadrilateral form with a base thereof connected to thelower margin of said bight and the remainder of said flap free and itsends exteriorly overlapping said straps.

3. A cap comprising a crown and a cape connected to said crown andhaving a portion for protecting the ears and the back of the neck,straps extending from the portions for protecting the ears, means forfastening said straps together under the chin, and a flap for protectingthe wearer's coat collar, said flap being of generally quadrilateralform with a base thereof stitched to and adapted to depend from thelower part of the neck-protecting portion, the ends of said fiapexteriorly overlapping said straps.

MILTON A. DANNENBERG.

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